ID-COOLING Frost X45 2g Thermal Paste for CPU Processors, High Thermal Conductivity, Long Durability, Safe Application, Non-Conductive

Ignore the other reviews about how thick it is, or how it dries, don't use the spatula. On a square CPU, use the dot method, and on a larger rectangular CPU do the thick line or x-method. It'll be fine... Over the last 6 months I've been trying various thermal compounds since I installed a contact frame on my i9-12900k - a notoriously hot processor. From thermal grizzly, to mx-4, name your paste I tried it. And I really just did this for fun as an enthusiast. This stuff is incredible, I have yet to run cinnebench as I'd like to let it set for a few heat cycles before comparing the results to my prior tests. However my idle temps dropped by 5-7c just after boot on the second day. Maybe it will go up as the paste sets in but so far this is the most impressive result. 25c at idle and fans very quiet. Very highly recommended!! Build: Corsair 5000D Case Intel i9-12900k Corsair iCue 150 360mm AIO Gigabyte RTX 3070 Ti Aorus master MSI MPG Z790 CARBON wifi G-SKILL 64g DDR5 5600OC Corsair modular 1000w PSU 3tb total Samsung 980Evo nvme Update: still running strong at the temps I listed above and in photos. This stuff is the real deal.

This thermal paste ended up near the top of a number of review lists and I decided to give it a shot for re-pasting my CPU and GPU. It included a small cleaning wipe and spatula for spreading which was nice. After a thorough cleaning the application went easily. The included spatula made spreading it out evenly very easy. (I know there are a million different opinions on how to apply paste, but I have always done the spread method to ensure complete coverage and never failed) This size tube was enough to do one CPU and one GPU processor so the value is pretty good. After application, I saw a -10C change in GPU temps which told me the old paste was not doing it's job well. I would purchase this again for the next time I need it.

Expectations were very high for this thermal paste. However, two things kept this from getting a perfect score. 1.) Awful to work with. Does not adhere to metal, which makes it difficult if not possible to apply. It is also very thick. So, unless your heatsink mounts with high pressure, I wouldn't recommend a single blob in the middle. 2.) Best Temps I got were 3⁰-6⁰C higher than my preferred paste.

So far so good! It's a little tricky to apply, but seems to have good thermal conductivity.

Had the consistency of chewed gum but with none of the adhesion. Completely unusable.

Worked great and temps are lower than stock paste. Why did you pick this product vs others?: Price Ease of application: Very easy to apply Performance: Performance is better than stock aio paste.

A+

While it might be good stuff, it dries out and gets crusty easily.

Kauf nach Auswahl der Tabelle auf IgorsLab.de. Erwartung voll erfüllt, sehr gute Werte in der Kühlung. Verstreichen aufgrund niedriger Viskosität etwas schwieriger als bei anderen WLPs. Ist jetzt seit circa 5 Monaten auf der CPU. Würde ich bei passendem Preis immer wieder wählen.

My desktop computer has been a pain in the...er... animal a bit like a Donkey but with less letters....lately, and I read that things MIGHT be improved by replacing the thermal paste on the C.P.U. . Very much out of my comfort zone as I am not very techy/geeky, but I found a youtube video to follow. I ordered this particular item as I was nervous of dripping thermal paste where I shouldn't, and I hoped the syringe would give more control. It was a great help. Note: Do make sure to PATIENTLY AND GENTLY erode the old hard paste, take your time. Do not try to chip it off. It is gentle but effective if you persevere calmly. DO hoover out any "crumbs" of the hard paste that might break off and fall into any crevices around the C.P.U. It's quite satisfying if you don't try to rush it. The syringe is pre-loaded with paste, and there IS also a little pouch included with cleaning wipes, but I left that unopened and cleaned with a micro fibre cloth dampened with surgical spirit. There is ALSO a plastic spreader included for spreading the paste, but advice online was NOT to use that, but to instead apply 5 dots of the paste onto the c.p.u. ONE dot about the size of a small pea in the centre, and then 4 "satellite" dots, slightly smaller, near each corner but a little away from the edges so they have room to spread without going over the edge. Think of the number "5" face on a big dice, but with the central dot a bit larger than the other 4. (ooh I'm so helpful aren't I?) I then carefully replaced the cooler fins and fan on top of the C.P.U., and tightened the securing screws, a bit at a a time, going diagonally opposite each time, so that it was the process of doing THAT that actually spreads the thermal paste evenly! This avoids the risk of using the spreader inaccurately. Prior to doing all this I downloaded a free programe called Core Temp, and it had shown my CPU idling at 65 degrees c, and at 102 degrees under load. After applying this paste it now idles at 37 degrees. I've yet to put it under load but it has obviously made a huge difference, and for less than £10. ( I already had a bottle of surgical spirit). NOTE: MY C.P.U. is an i5 about 40mm x 30mm , the size of a slim matchbox. It MIGHT be that, if you have a much larger C.P.U. , the supplied spreader would be the better option, but as I say I'm not geeky enough to say for sure. Good luck! Honest Steve. Oh! And a couple of the dots I tried to apply did want to "cling on" to the syringe, so they slightly "smeared" onto the C.P.U. "MyBad" as some people say. I managed to poke and prod them back into the rough shapee of a small pea, as of course the more uniform the blobs are the more evenly they should spread. There is enough paste in the syringe to maybe practice releasing the blob of paste on some sacrificial bit of metal, but I didn't think of that until afterwards.

difficult to spread

Al netto delle specifiche dichiarate, che non si possono dimostrare facilmente, sembra comportarsi molto bene, mantenendo molto basso il Delta-T tra chip e liquido di raffreddamento. Inizialmente può sembrare leggermente granulosa quando applicata con la spatolina inclusa, ma provando a montare e smontare il dissipatore si vede che la pasta si stende con facilità fino a lasciare un velo quasi invisibile, riducendo al minimo il gap tra le due parti. Per l'applicazione con la spatola, consiglio di non provare a stenderla troppo sottile a mano, perché finireste col rimuoverla e basta; usare invece una pressione delicata per lasciare qualche decimo di spessore, delegando al dissipatore il compito di schiacciarla, espellendo l'eccesso.

Grand amateur de pâtes thermiques, soit disant bien notée, j’ai dû me faire avoir par le marketing.